A former NFL quarterback who failed to show for sentencing on drunken driving charges nearly four years ago was killed in a car crash in Greece, authorities said, leaving behind an unsolved mystery involving two suspicious fires and years spent on the lam.

Americans today are self-indulgent and don't make the sacrifices that their parents and grandparents did, and the nation's leaders don't ask people to act for the higher good, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said Monday at a Virginia college in a rare public speech.

Russell Wilson is a hard man to find at North Carolina State both on and off the field. When he's not escaping tacklers, the Wolfpack's elusive all-Atlantic Coast Conference quarterback doubles as an infielder on the baseball team.

The Chicago Bears have moved offensive tackle John Tait from their active roster to the reserve/retired list. Tait, a 10-year NFL veteran who spent the past five years with Chicago, is expected to retire. Elsewhere, the Miami Dolphins signed cornerback Erick Green while the St. Louis Rams released tight end Anthony Becht.

Eric Maynor had 25 points and eight assists and is heading back to the NCAA tournament after leading Virginia Commonwealth University to a 71-50 victory against George Mason in the Colonial Athletic Association championship game Monday night.

With a dozen days remaining until the NCAA tournament's selections are finalized, college men's basketball teams, starting today, can enhance credentials, wipe the slate clean or have seasons sidetracked by one bad game.